Boston

God, I love this article. Boston is the best city in the world and I miss it terribly.

``And I really did find myself feeling so very nostalgic, reading about clam chowder and baked beans,``


I know I know....

``and Legal Seafood,``

which has moved from its old location at the Park Plaza Hotel and is a couple of blocks away. The Park Plaza has McCormick`s and Schmick`s.

``and looking at a picture of the South Station train and T station, and reading the names of clubs I used to hear about all the time on the radio: the Middle East, ManRay, Axis... ``

Ha! Went to the Middle East once, the otyher two a couple of times. There`s also, Roxy, Caprice, good ole M80 which shut down and the current ones are Avalon and Embassy..Good ole Central Square, and Fanuil Hall and Theatre District and Lansdowne St.

This article made my day.

Oooohhh, My heart aches now. Boston does that to you. Bbina, thanks again. I will save this article forever.

lovely article Bina, seems like u had a good amreekan experience... its good you can take these memories back with you, nice to read these experiences... thanks

binoo:

...good one!...it is nice to take a turn down memory lane...advertently or inadvertently:)...

...i can almost sense and taste your nostalgia...had experienced similar feelings when i did those three karachi pieces on the old speaker`s corner ...the forerunner of the unplugged...

lve,

t

Though having graduated a year and half ago, I can sense the exact feelings that must have crossed you Bina! Those first experiences that were a forbidding territory, and those giants leaps made into the adventurous world was a sweet forsaken delight! I wish I were back at college, however, living in the same city after graduation does not hold the same sentiments!! But just reading your trip down to memory lane just reminds me how life was simple and uncomplicated!!……………………….. a certain satisfying gratification has arrived upon my face, and I feel glad it has!! thank you!!!

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Thanks Bina, pre 9/11 this was America where even the guys like atta mohammed could have roamed around freely without beng discriminated because of their being muslims,...Islamists like them have sc***ed up theirs and our destiny for ever.......

Bina: Thank you for being the tour guide. Very nicely put piece. Having been to Boston for both business and pleasure in the past few years more frequently than ever, it seemed that you were my tour guide in your article. Last year, as my father was visiting me. He joined me for one of my meetings as I drove up to Boston from NJ. We stayed at the Inn at Harvard, a unique and historical place. Now everytime, I pass by that area, I am reminded of my father`s presence. I have developed certain association with that Inn. St. Charles River and its outskirts are simply beautiful during the fall season. Fall is amazingly beautiful in uspate NY, Virginia, and Boston. Having a number of friends and family attend both MIT & HBS, I have observed the same pangs of nostalgia. I think it all boils down to your associations and affiliations.

Stuka:
It`s interesting that you mentioned Legal Seafoods. One of my all time favorites. I have tried their food at different locations in Boston, but I must mention that their best service is in NJ. Fortunately, I live very close to the NJ Location of Legal Seafoods and have had most of my weekend meals at the said location since its inception in Northern Jersey. For me, since I do not eat red meat or chicken(halal or non-halal), Legal Seafood is my haven! Welcome to the Legal Seafoods` Club!

Well, the chess-players are still going strong at the Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square. One of the more significant changes in the Harvard Square area has been the closure or migration of several used bookstores – supposedly priced out of the area by the University. The Coop bookstores are now allegedly run by Barnes and Noble, of all people. Cambridge still remains one of the few remaining hotbeds of Red revolution in America, together with Berkeley, I suppose. And someone who hangs out in Kendall Square stands a good chance of getting a glimpse of Noam Chomsky … used to, at any rate.

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re: stuka

{Bbina, thanks again. I will save this article forever. }

...get a grip...it costs $80 to jump on a shuttle flight to boston, if you miss it so much... :)

...this $hitty city shuts its bars and metro too early to be called civilized... ;)

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oh my god axis is STILL open ! i spent four years in manhattan but quite a few weekends were spent in boston, on comm ave, and walking up and down newbury street -- only if one could go back to college again

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Very interesting and light. It seems like the public transport system in Boston is very good and gives people a sense of freedom and also maybe a sense of community. What a pleasure it must be to live in a city where driving is not needed.